Exam 2: Computer Hardware

In a CD-R, the R stands for ____ technology.

Tape and CDs are example of storage devices . _________________________

Touch screen technology uses ____ to provide input.

To communicate with an expansion card, one part of the ____ bus runs between RAM and the processor; the other part runs between RAM and various peripheral devices.

A drive bay is a storage device parking space. _________________________

A(n) ____ mouse uses an LED and computer chip to track a light beam as it bounces off a surface.

Solid-state storage cards require a device called a card ____ to transfer data to or from a computer.

A pointing stick is a pointing device that looks like the tip of an eraser.

A touchpad is also called a(n) trackball . _________________________

A display device's specifications include dot pitch . _________________________

The ____ is the maximum number of horizontal and vertical pixels that can be displayed on a screen.